Description: The VOS Hohn-Johnson and Wade O. Brinker research awards are grants funding research in musculoskeletal conditions in animals. As of February 2024, the VOS is pleased to offer two Wade O. Brinker research awards.

Funding: The Hohn-Johnson award is limited to $40,000.00. The two Wade O. Brinker awards are limited to $6,000.00 per resident. Any additional funds needed to complete the research will have to be secured before the VOS research chairperson will accept the proposal for evaluation. Double funding of projects will not be supported by the VOS and will result in forfeiture of the VOS funds.

Hohn-Johnson Award

Amount: $40,000.00 per candidate. One award available per year.

Accepting applications: August 1st, 2024

Application submission deadline: October 14th, 2024

Eligibility: Principal investigator must be an active member of the VOS as of 1st of September in the year of application.

Notification of review outcomes to applicants: The awardee will be notified at the Annual VOS meeting (February 8-15, 2025). The funded research project should be completed within 24 months.

Wade O. Brinker Awards

Amount: $6,000.00 per candidate. Two awards available per year.

Accepting applications: August 1st, 2024

Application submission deadline: September 1st, 2024

Eligibility: Principal investigator must be enrolled in a small or large animal surgery residency program at the time of application and must be an active member of the VOS as of 1st of September in the year of application.  

Notification of review outcomes to applicants: The awardee will be notified on September 30th, 2024. The funded research project should be completed by the end of the primary investigator’s residency training program.

Review Process: The VOS research committee reviews the proposals, which are evaluated using the following criteria:

Relevance to VOS goals and priorities
Scientific and technical quality of the idea
Scientific and technological quality of the methods
Feasibility of accomplishing objectives within the proposed timeline
Relevance of objectives to current literature

Reviewers’ feedback for all applicants will be forwarded to each applicant within a month after the announcement of the awardee(s) for each research award.

Award and Reporting: Any requests for extension must be provided in writing to the VOS office. Annual progress reports, due at the end of May of each year, are required until the project is finished. Each awardee is strongly encouraged to present the project, data, and conclusions to the VOS membership in the form of a scientific abstract at an annual VOS meeting. To that end, additional travel funds ($500) are available to the awardee if the final research report is presented first at the VOS annual meeting.

If you have any questions regarding grant submission guidelines, please contact:

Research Chair
Sarah Malek, DVM, PhD
LYNN Hall, 625 Harrison St.
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
West Lafayette, IN, 47907
Email: maleks@purdue.edu